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CREW Philadelphia and Girls Inc. launch youth summer camp CREW hosts ‘CREW Camp’ for middle school girls considering a career in commercial real estate
HILADELPHIA, PA — CREW Philadel- phia, in partnership with Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia &SouthernNew Jersey, is proud to announce CREWCamp, a five-day effort to introduce middle school girls to various fields within the commercial real estate industry. The educational camp will run Monday, July 11 to Friday, July 15, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. The mission of CREW Camp is to foster professional development skills and highlight the ar- chitecture, engineering and construction segments of the commercial real estate indus- try as potential career consid- erations to these young girls. Participants will have the opportunity to tour major corporations within these industries, shadow business professionals and develop leadership skills. Features of CREW Camp include in- teractive field trips, a Girls Inc. version of the popular entrepreneur pitch show “Shark Tank”, recreational games, one-on-one mentoring and more. Five AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) firms have volunteered to host a Career Exploration Day during CREW Camp. The firms participating in- clude USA Architects, Heck- endorn Shiles Architects, The Lighting Practice, Skanksa and Wick Fisher White. The camp includes a four-hour session led by one of the firms with a short presentation, a hands-on activity to aid field development skills and a lunch to mingle with the students. USA Architects will host their camp day at Temple Science Education and Research Center and Wick Fisher White will host their day at Comcast HQ in order to display their respec- tive projects to the campers. Heckendorn Shiles Archi- tects, The Lighting Practice and Skanksa will hold their camp days at their office headquarters. “CREW Philadelphia has helped shape the professional lives of its members for more than thirty years. We owe our P
youth the opportunity to get a glimpse into the commercial real estate industry early on if we want to continue to see more women enter the
field and for our organiza- tion to grow,” says Jeanie Armstrong, 2016 President of CREW Philadelphia. “This is an amazing opportunity
for young students to engage and experience real, tangible career potential.” CREW Camp is open to ris- ing 6th to 9th grade students
at a rate of $100 for the week. For more information please contact Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia and South Jer- sey www.girlsincpa-nj.org n
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